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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2678

CVE-2005-2678

Description

Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Internet Information Server2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/IISllm-fuzzy
    Range: 5.1, 6

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